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International human rights and mental disability law : when the silenced are heard / Michael L. Perlin.

By: Material type: TextSeries: American Psychology-Law Society seriesPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: xiv, 339 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195393231
  • 0195393236
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.04/4 22
LOC classification:
  • K640 .P47 2012
Contents:
Introduction and overview -- International human rights law in perspective : legal issues and social constructs -- Mental disability law in comparative law context -- The use of mental disability law to suppress political dissent -- The universal factors -- The application of international human rights law to mental disability law : specific context -- The UN convention : the impact of the new UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities on international mental disability law -- The UN convention : the role of counsel -- Disability rights tribunal for Asia and the Pacific -- Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-329) and index.

Introduction and overview -- International human rights law in perspective : legal issues and social constructs -- Mental disability law in comparative law context -- The use of mental disability law to suppress political dissent -- The universal factors -- The application of international human rights law to mental disability law : specific context -- The UN convention : the impact of the new UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities on international mental disability law -- The UN convention : the role of counsel -- Disability rights tribunal for Asia and the Pacific -- Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

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